I have two daughters on 2 1/2 and 5 months old. My 5 month old sleeps in our room for the moment and my older daughter sleeps in a crip in her own room. Eventually we want them to share a room but I don't know when to make that transition. We plan on keeping our older daughter in her crib until she is potty trained. I also don't want my 5 month old to get too used to sleeping in our room so I am trying to decide when would be a good time to transition them to the same room. I was planning on waiting until my youngest was at least one but I am starting to wonder if that is going to be too long. Any ideas or advise on when or how to make the transition?
My youngest started sharing a room with her 6 year old sister as soon as she was born. 4 years later these two are still joined at the hip and are each others best friends. We actually put away their twin beds and just bought a full sized bed because the second bed never got used, one way or the other they were always together :-)
My sons shared a room since day 14 - :) My older son was 3 and he had no problems sleeping through the night when his brother needed to be fed, etc.
They did want a break about a year ago though (3 & 6) but missed eachother too much and are back sharing a room.
My girls started sharing a room when they were 2 and 4. Before this they were in separate rooms, though.
I also think once your 5 month old starts sleeping through the night would be a good time to move them to the same room.
How well does you youngest sleep? You don't want your older daughter's sleep interupted, so my suggestion would be, when the baby sleeps through most of the night, move the second crib into the other room.
My boys are 5 and 2 and started sharing a room over the summer (they were 4 and 1 then). They love it, I say if your 5 month old is sleeping through the night then go for it.
The sooner the better. My three kids are all about 3 years apart each. They moved into a twin bed at two. Each baby has moves into the room when they outgrew the bassinet. 7, 4, 1...they all share a room now.
I would honestly say they can share a room when the younger one is older than 3. The older girl will not be able to have any toys age appropriate for herself until the younger one is past 3 years old. The age difference is enough that it won't make a huge difference.
If it were me I would put them together in a year, when the baby is old enough to be in a toddler bed. The younger they switch the less issue it is. Then I would just not buy any toys that the younger can't play with.
